CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Mercer

Pennsylvania · 2,444 residents · 1.16 sq mi

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With 2,444 people, Mercer is a city in Pennsylvania. Median home value sits at $49,900. That trails the Pennsylvania median by roughly 19%. Median rent is $311 a month. The median household earns $23,405, about 22% below the national median. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.2

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,444

+2%vs 2000

vs 2,391 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.2

−6%vs 2000

vs 37.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.16 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.9%(144)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(200)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(148)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(159)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.4%(181)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.7%(383)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.1%(368)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(241)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(241)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.5%(233)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(116)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(30)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,405

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,795 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,100

−50%vs 2000

vs $22,161 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.1%

+5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,900

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$311

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $391 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.8%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.3% in 2000

39.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.1%(2,297)

Black2.1%(51)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(20)

Asian0.2%(5)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.6%(2,362)

Black1%(25)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(38)

Asian0.9%(21)

Other1.5%(36)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican3.1%(62)

Cuban0.3%(7)

Ancestry

German22.2%(445)

Irish11.9%(238)

English7.9%(158)

Polish6.1%(122)

Italian5.5%(110)

American5.3%(106)

Scottish4.6%(92)

Dutch4.1%(83)

Scotch-Irish3.7%(75)

Slovak2.5%(50)

Swedish2.3%(46)

French1.8%(36)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Turkish0.9%(18)

Welsh0.7%(15)

Swiss0.6%(13)

West Indian0.5%(11)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.5%(11)

Ukrainian0.4%(8)

Austrian0.3%(7)

Canadian0.3%(6)

Croatian0.3%(6)

French Canadian0.2%(5)

Slovene0.2%(5)

Hungarian0.2%(4)

Romanian0.2%(4)

Arab0.1%(3)

Lebanese0.1%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.0%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.1%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.9%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.9 min

+43%vs 2000

vs 13.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34.9%(240)

Married55.2%(379)

Widowed0.6%(4)

Divorced9.3%(64)

Women 15+

Never married28.1%(243)

Married43.2%(374)

Widowed11.7%(101)

Divorced17.1%(148)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.8%

−4.2 ptssince 2013

from 8.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.2%

−9.3 ptssince 2020

from 59.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.8%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.1%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 23.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.3%

+7.9 ptssince 2020

from 25.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.3%

−11.4 ptssince 2020

from 70.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.7%

+8.0 ptssince 2020

from 44.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)11.7%(16)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)30.7%(42)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.7%(38)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.6%(5)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 137 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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